Tottenham Hotspur will hope to show their title credentials once more on Wednesday night when they host Fulham in the Premier League. This fixture was originally postponed a couple of weeks ago, but has been hastily rescheduled after an outbreak of coronavirus within the Aston Villa squad.
The short time to prepare has left Scott Parker decidedly unimpressed, though Spurs counterpart Jose Mourinho sees it as a positive that his team are still able to play, having been due to face Villa before a series of fixtures were altered by the league at the start of the week.
Spurs were top before Christmas and remain in the top four, but a win here will take them within a point of champions Liverpool, despite having recently gone four games without a win. They beat Marine with ease in the FA Cup at the weekend.
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Fulham need to take the points themselves in their battle against relegation, after four successive league draws - though they could be level with Brighton by the end of the night if they win and Seagulls lose. Fulham also won in the FA Cup at the weekend, beating QPR 2-0.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the game.
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When is the match?
The game kicks off at 8:15pm on Wednesday, 13 January 2021 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Amazon Prime Video, on their app across all mobile devices and desktop website. It can also be streamed via Fire TV, games consoles, BT TV, Apple TV, Virgin’s V6 TV Box, Chromecast, TalkTalkTV and online.
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What is the team news?
Erik Lamela is in contention for a recall after being left out following a rule-breach. Giovani Lo Celso is still out, though, and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is also a doubt for Spurs, but should start.
Fulham could have a full squad to choose from, after resting a host of names at the weekend. Scott Parker’s big decision comes with who to start in attack out of Aleksandar Mitrovic and Ademola Lookman.
Confirmed line-ups
Tottenham: Lloris, Aurier, Dier, Sanchez, Reguilon, Sissoko, Hojbjerg, Winks, Ndombele, Son, Kane
Fulham: Areola, Aina, Andersen, Adarabioyo; Tete, Loftus-Cheek, Reed, Anguissa, Robinson, Cavaleiro, De Cordova-Reid
Odds
Tottenham - 5/12
Draw - 43/10
Fulham - 8/1
Prediction
Spurs’ opponent might have changed but if anything it’s for the better with a home game and weaker team, while Fulham come into this on short notice and not having been planning a fixture at all, making tactical work difficult. Home win as a result. Spurs 3-1 Fulham.
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